When we hear the word "corrections" the first thing that most people will think of is jail or prison; some custodial institution. Many people don't realize that the same term also applies to non-custodial alternatives such as parole or probation, programs and/or facilities specific...

People are arrested every day in the United States. They are put on probation or sent to jail, and sometimes they are let out on parole; there are millions of people affected. In 1995 alone there were over five million people under some form of correctional supervision, and the number is steadily in...

Gangs have been and will always be a part of society, They have in one form or another been around for hundreds of years. For example pirates were in some way or another a form of an organized gang. The groups that traditionally come to mind when one thinks of modern day gangs are the Crips and ...